[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66593-66594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25521]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Workload 
Report, and Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) 
Outcomes Report

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed 
revision to the authority to conduct the information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments 
Reports.'' This comment request is part of continuing Departmental 
efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by 
January 24, 2022.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation, 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden, may be obtained free by 
contacting Lawrence Burns by telephone at (202) 693-3141, (this is not 
a toll-free number), TTY 1-877-889-5627 (this is not a toll-free 
number), or by email at [email protected].

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    Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and 
Training Administration, Office of Unemployment Insurance Room S-4524, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; by email: 
[email protected], or by fax (202) 693-3975.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Beebe by telephone at (202) 
693-3458 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce 
paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation 
program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of 
information before submitting them to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure requested 
data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and 
financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly 
understood, and the impact of collection requirements can be properly 
assessed.
    The continued collection of information contained on the forms ETA 
9128 (Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Workload) and ETA 9129 
(Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Outcomes) is 
necessary to enable the Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI) to 
perform program oversight, target technical assistance to states, and 
assess the effectiveness of the RESEA program through workload and 
outcomes reports. As part of its implementation of the RESEA program, 
ETA provided states with flexibility to include follow-up RESEA 
sessions, referred to as ``Subsequent RESEAs,'' as part of their 
service delivery models. Due to a combination of statutory and 
administrative changes to the RESEA program, the states' adoption of 
Subsequent RESEAs has become more common and now forms a significant 
portion of RESEA workloads in many states. To accurately reflect 
states' RESEA workloads and support federal oversight of the RESEA 
program, ETA is proposing modifications to the form ETA 9128 that will 
allow states to separately report the number of Subsequent RESEAs that 
were scheduled, completed, and instances where a claimant failed to 
report as directed.
    44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) authorizes this information collection.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by OMB under the PRA and displays a 
currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6.
    Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments to the 
contact shown in the ADDRESSES section. Comments must be written to 
receive consideration, and they will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval of the final ICR. In order to help ensure 
appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 
1205-0456.
    Submitted comments will also be a matter of public record for this 
ICR and posted on the internet, without redaction. DOL encourages 
commenters not to include personally identifiable information, 
confidential business data, or other sensitive statements/information 
in any comments.
    DOL is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, (e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses).
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Reemployment Services and Eligibility 
Assessments
    Form: ETA 9128, and 9129.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0456.
    Affected Public: State and Local Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 424.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.83 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 352 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.

Angela Hanks,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2021-25521 Filed 11-22-21; 8:45 am]
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